Sexual Orientation, Census 2022

Chart showing sexual orientation of people in Aberdeen City, Aberdeenshire, Moray, Edinburgh, Glasgow and Scotland as a whole.

Note: Chart above has a lower value of 90%, to more clearly show the LGB+ part of the population.

(people aged 16+)

	Heterosexual / Straight		Gay / Lesbian		Bisexual		Other sexual orientation		Not answered
Aberdeen City	164840	87%	3625	1.9%	4823	2.6%	1324	0.7%	14216	8%
Aberdeenshire	193370	90%	1928	0.9%	1914	0.9%	597	0.3%	17214	8%
Moray	69308	89%	937	1.2%	942	1.2%	267	0.3%	6293	8%
Edinburgh	368004	84%	13102	3%	15854	3.6%	4509	1%	38052	9%
Glasgow	441250	84%	16091	3%	16246	3%	4992	1%	46617	9%
Scotland	3993864	88%	80104	1.8%	80256	1.8%	23503	0.5%	370858	8%

Data Source: 2022, Census table UV904a. Link.

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